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Forney resident says district mishandles bullying, calls for policy changes and greater transparency
Summary
Clarissa Raybond, a Forney resident, told the Forney ISD Board that students are repeatedly subjected to on-campus violence and alleged the district has used technology problems and FERPA to block parents from viewing video evidence.
Clarissa Raybond, a resident who addressed the Forney ISD Board of Trustees during the public-comment period, told trustees that students are being "failed by the very system entrusted with their safety, dignity and education." Raybond said incidents of students being kicked, shoved, slapped and having their hair pulled have occurred repeatedly and sometimes in full view of cameras, teachers and other students.
Raybond said the district’s response has frequently been to "downplay, delay and deflect," including citing technology problems and FERPA as reasons parents cannot view video evidence.…
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